Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-22

fixed for next Tuesday.
A Tap TO CHARLESTON The ed,
itor was compelled to visit Charleston
last week. on important business, and
feels like referring TO some OF the good
people it was his good fortune to meet.
We left here on Tuesday night at mid
night, yi0 the 3. IL o. Il. Il. to Par
kersburg, and thence by the Ohio River
Il. r. to Point Pleasant, and from there
by the Ohio Central to Charleston, ar
irving at O'Clock. p. M, Wednesday.
After leaving Point Pleasant, we run
across the Sheriff of Kanawha County,
detective Aft Burnet and Col. Jake
Kemple, andthe remainder of the tripwas
lively. Delegate Geo. M. Bowers, kind
| ly met us at the depot, but could give
no encouragement as to "A room, the re-
port being that even all the clothes lines
were stretched and occupied by the
members Of the third house. Nothing
daunted, we sought the restaurant of
Mr.. Hawks, one of the best in the
State, took wash, nourished the inner
man and threw our grip under the
Cashiers Counter, and proceeded to in
vestigate for lodging. Naturally, we
turned toward Il newspaper office, and
the first one we entered was that of the
estate Tribune" To Brother R0eber,
we explained the situation, and inside
of half an hour we had a nice room in
the new but yet unfinished Hotel
Ruffner. This Hotel will be the finest
in the State, has l12 chambers, eXclu-
sive of office, parlor, reading room, din
ing room &c, with all the modern con.
| veniences, including bath rooms and
water closets on each floor. In point of
arrangements, accommodation and furni-
ture, it is sure to rank first class. The
estimated cost is $15S,300. We had
business with the Auditor, and to him
and his excellent clerks, we are obliged
for kind attention. We called on Gov
vernon Wilson and found him genial land
kindly inquiring after his old friends in
| the Eastern panhandle. Secretary of
| State Walker, though he does not now
look quite so young as when we first
| met him years ago, as editor Of the
Wheeling Register, yet is, as obliging
and as ready to assist a friend with his
| intelligence and information as mortal
| man can be. We called on Senator
Gettinger in the Senate Chamber, and
Messrs. Bowers and Ropp, in the House
where we also found Messrs. Lucas and
Chew, of jefferson, and Largent, of
Morgan, also Gen. Duyal, Judge Hoke,
x-Congressman Hagans, Judge Nc
| Whorter and other well-known friends.
We paid our respects to Senators Can
den and Kenna. and being independent,
ventured into the luxurious apartments
of Mr.. Mason, of the Democrat, and
spent a pleasant hour with him. We
could learn but little OF politics and
were really too busy and hurried to in
quire. We met many visitors, republi-
cans and democrats, among them DR..
KuntZ, Mr.. Staggers, Dave Leonard,
Mr.. Chancellor, Charlie Wells, f. E.
Waterman, Col. Bob White and Mr..
Frame, two prominent lawyers of
Wheeling, and others. We met several
very pleasant and agreeable gentlemen
among them DR.. D. Mayer, State Agent
of that old and reliable Life Insurance
Company, 1.-THE Equitable of the u. s."
Charleston looks prosperous and the au-
thorities are improving the streets and
when once paved and drained it will be
a nice town to visit. The people are
hospitable, intelligent, energetic and
fneritorious, and take deep interest in
home improvements. We left them,
we'll pleased with our visit, on Friday
night at 10 O'Clock, via Chesapeake and
Ohio 4. Il. to Stanton, ard thence by
the B. Il o. r. X. reaching home, wife
and little ones, at $50 p. N. Saturday.
We shall not attempt any scenic descrip-
ton, believing that to be fully enjoyed
and appreciated, Spring, Summer or
Autumn trip would be the thing, when
Nature would abound with fuller and
more complete measure of beauty and
| 0randness